Correction: the initial article stated the $50,000 grant was for bathrooms at the RHO Building, which was the 2013 CDBG grant. However, the $50,000 on hold is for Kirkbride Hall, which was the 2012 CDBG grant. BY CHERYL SLAVIN Tuesday night the Stony Point Town Board handled several important pieces of business before adjourning after […]
Dear Mr. Weissmandl: As a representative of many East Ramapo School District families at the County level of government, I am writing you regarding the much publicized incident of July 2nd, 2013 where a contracted attorney, Mr. Chris Kirby, Minerva & 0′ Agostino, P.c., 107 South Central Avenue, Valley Stream, NY repeatedly engaged in a […]
Senator David Carlucci today will call on the state Public Service Commission (PSC) to formally reject a bid by United Water to hike utility bills on its customers and instead go back to the drawing board. Under the proposal, customers would be saddled with a $144 dollar annual increase in their water bills, a sharp […]
Grand opening celebration for West Nyack location coming soon Culinary visionaries Vincent Corso, Michelle Bernal and Angelo Difeo continue their ascent in the world of restaurants as this week Westchester Burger Company officially opened a location in West Nyack, Rockland, marking its fourth location overall and its first outside of namesake Westchester County, NY. That’s […]
Rockland economy has been made a victim of Governor Cuomo’s SAFE Act gun control law, as Kahr Firearms Group of Blauvelt will be shipping their headquarters out of town and to neighboring Pennsylvania. Kahr VP Frank Harris told an Albany newspaper, “The SAFE Act was passed in the middle of the night. You wake up […]
BY BARRY WARNER The District 18 Rockland County Challenger Little League gives kids with special needs the opportunity to succeed at playing baseball in a program structured to their abilities. Winning is not a concern, but making each player feel good is a top priority. Eligibility includes mentally, emotionally and physically challenged youth ages 4-21, […]